The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Negro Killed by Train at Sylvania-
A Widow Aged e5 Married to &
Preacher Aged 30 Murder in the
Post Office at Lincolnton.
GEORGIA.
Ex-Gov Mcdaniel thinks of visiting Cuba
this winter.
Four years ago, McRae numbered about
800 souls; now il approximates 800.
The Tax Collector of Cherokee county has
finished his first round without collecting
$500
Charles l.. Becker was killed by a shaft
in the Southern Furniture Works. at Thorn
asville, few days ago.
At the election held by the Spalding
Greys in their armory at Griffin Thursday
night j, 7. Stephenson was elected Captain.
1t is getting so it costs something to buy
Gainesville dirt. Last week lots were sold
a block from the public square which
brought nearly 800 per front foot.
There is a lady in LAGRANGE who is still
using number of the cooking vessels she
bought at the beginning OF her first house
keeping venture, nineteen years ago.
At Sylvania Wednesday negro man was
killed at Millen when he attempted to cross
the Central railroad track in front of an
engine which was near and in motion.
J. B. Gudger, a Dalton bookseller, has one
Of the rarest collections of old and unique
coins in the State In the collection are
coins 200 years old, several of George Wash
ingtons time, and quite number of foreign
denominations.
Congressman Thomas w. Grimes left for
New York Wednesday morning Congress
man Grimes will remain in New York until
Nov %, when he will go to Washington to
take his seat in the Fiftieth Congress, which
meets in December.
Rev Charles r. Coer, of Wilmington, N
c. has been elected rector of St James
Episcopal church Of Marietta, and has
accepted He will assume charge by, or
before Jan. T. next Rev Dr. Morrell will
continue in charge for the present
A novel marriage took place Wednesday
nights six miles above Cumming A Mrs Jay,
who is about 65 years of age, was married
to young preacher by the name of Sar-
gent, who is about % years of age. Rev.
r. A. Eaks performed the ceremony.
Rev w w. Arnold has moved his family
from Hamilton to GAINESVILLE, where he has
entered upon the pastorate of the Baptist
Church. The church is a modern building,
the pews alone costing 81, 500 A par
sonage is provided for his occupancy.
A couple of negroes at Council & McCiar-
rah's warehouse at Americas, got into a diff
fculty Thursday, when one cut the others
lip through with a cotton hook, while the
other retaliated by ripping his opponents
clothes off his back with the same weapon.
James B. Holden, OF Elhiay, stole from
the post office in that place a check from the
United States pension bureau in favor of Mrs.
Margaret Colbert, and had it cashed after
forging her name to it. He is now in Jail
awaiting trial The penalty is from five to
twenty years Imprisonment.
bod ,.ooaiyad nv, 70 Tnacdau
night last u, 494 bales of cotton. The mer
chants say they have never had better
trade. and their collections were never bet
ter. Prohibition has not hurt the town a
dollar. The colored people have more
money than they have had any year since
The war.
Brunswick will henceforth be the point of
communication for Nassau with the world
at large, and will thus be brought twenty
four hours nearer than heretofore. Reports
for the Associated Press have always been
sent to Jacksonville or Key West and from
there sent to New York. They will now be
sent to Brunswick.
At Lncolnton Thursday night J. H. B.
Matthew'S better known as Boots Matthews,
shot and killed in cold blood d. G. Snelson
in the post office Matthews is about six
feet high, dark hair, dark complexion, and
abont Is years Old has a slight limp i'll his
walk Oae hundred dollars is offered for
his arrest. His weight is about 100 pounds.
John McCrimmon private in the Forty
nineth Georgia regiment of Confederate
States troops, died a few days ago at his
home in Telfair county. Private MeCrim-
mon was the soldier who fired upon and
killed Gen. Kearney, of the Federal army
while that officer was riding into the Con-
federate lines through mistake, one night,
in Virginia.
Ar4ae 70
making satisfactory progress, work having
been resumed Tho owLe.s propose to carry
i 70 o 1opsh OF 500 feet. The flow now Is
fully twenty gallons. and II Is confidently !
expected that i viii be over 100 gallons
Wien 500 feet is reached. Such a flow
would be sufficient to supply Albany with
water if it was husbanded
At Lexington Tuesday much valuable
land was sod at public cutlery before the
court honse door. The Carter land lot, No.
). 100 acres, was bought by James NJ
Smith for S7l0. lot No. 4, 1875 acres, for ST.
SIS: lot No. g. 11S acres, to B. B. Williams
for 81, $50; lots No and l to James NJ
Smith for 1926 and 1915. The Burt land,
being so acres, was purchased by A. ID.
Matthews for 1925 25 The Maxey land was
sold to J. NJ. Maxey for 81 500
Sam Jones colored) was in Macon Thurs
day with his load of three bags of cotton.
sam mas 1Ved Tor years on land belonging
to Mr.. Tinsley a few miles out of town,
and averages fifteen bales of cotton year,
which he always carries TO Willinghams
warehouse. He carries on his crop without
borrowing, does not owe dollar, has money
in the bank, and few days ago completed
a church in his settlement, for which he paid
cash He is a quiet, peaceable and indus
trious negro and deserves much credit for
his method of living.
Adam Shealy, a negro, imbibed too freely
at Dawson Saturday, and pillowed his head
for rest on the railroad track, near the
depot The 3 o'clock cannon ball came
along and knocked him to one side, the only
damage done being the knocking off of a
patch of skin and wool about the size of a
hand from one side of his head. Shealy
will recover. The Negroes friends say that
the wound was made with an AK by Aleck
Melton, and he has been arrested and placed
in jail to await developments, but this
theory is not generally believed.
Three Oglethorpe gentleman were robbed
while in Macon last week. They stopped at
aprivate boarding house. and were all in one
room with other gentlemen, and during the
night while they were asleep were relieved
OF money and watches. The three gentle
nen were delegates to the Masonic Grand
Lodge, and along with their own money
went the lodge dues, which they had in
their possession, one of them losing 500 an